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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGERN:

Be it known that We, J. FORSHEE and J. C. MCCLAND, of Unionville Centre, in the county ot' Union, and Stateof Ohio, have invented a new and improved Hay-Stacker; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying` drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This-invention is intended for use in transferringl hay from the coclt Ato the stack It consists of a derrick provided with suitable hay-clevating apparatus, and mounted on a pair of wheels.

To enable others to make and use our invention, we will now proceed to describe its construction and.

operation.

a represents a central post, supported by the lugs Z1 Z), which are stepped in the axle c. A crossar1n, d, is pivoted at its centre, at the top of the post a, in such manner as to rotate freely. At the ends of the arin d are sheaves e, over which pass ropes z., to the outer ends of which are attached the forks z'. The inner ends of the ropes t are fastened to the windlasses k, placed one at the lower end of each of the lugs b b. The wind- Y losses are provided with cranks Z. The usual arrangement of thills, whifiie-tree, Sto., is provided for tholattachmentof a horse to the apparatus. A drivers seat,- m, is placed on the axle between the lugs 6` i This machine having been drawn near a cock or cocks of hay, the latter are taken up by the forks, operated by one or more attendants, through the mechanism ofthe crank and windlasses. The forks having received their loads, pawls on the pulley-frames are putin connection with ratehetspn. the cranks, and the loads thus securely held during transportation. Arrived at the .stack the loads may be easily and promptly transferred thereto. Y

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent. is-

The shaft a, supported by standards Zz upon the carriage e, and having at its .top the revolving cross-piece d, with sheaves e, over which latter pass ropes la., attached to windlasscsk and forks z', the whole 'being constructed and arranged as and for 'the purpose described. V

J. FORSHEE, J. C. McCLAND.

Witnesses:

W. T. CooNEY, H. H. MARSHALL. 

